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devāna

deva

masc gen pl of deva (noun)

1. deva (masc): deity; god
2. deva (masc): king; lord
3. deva (masc): rain god; rain cloud; lit. god; i.e. Indra, god of the heavens
4. deva (masc): sky; heavens; lit. god; i.e. Indra, god of the heavens
5. devāna (masc): of the deities; of the gods

Etymology. √div > dev + *a; from √div 'shine'; Sanskrit deva [div]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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